Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-08

SECTION !. Any city containing a regulation
OF more than one hundred thousand inhabIt-
ants may frame charter tor its own govern
ment, Consistent with and subject to the Con-
stitution and laws OF the State, by causing a
Board of fifteen freeholders. who shall have
been for at least five years qualified electors
thereof, to be elected by the qualified voters of
such city. az any general or special election,
whose duty it shall be, within ninety days after
for such city, which shall be signed in duplicate
by the members OF such Board, or a majority of
them, and returned, one copy thereof to the
Mayor, or other chief executive officer of such
city and the other to the Recorder of Deeds of
the county. Such proposed charter shall then be
published in two daily papers of general ciTcu-
latlon in such city, for at least twenty days. and
within not less than thirty DAYS after
such publication it shall be submitted to
the qualified electors of such city. at a
general or special election, and if
majority OF such qualified electors voting there
Mt shall ratify the same, il shall thereafter be
submitted 10 the Legislature for its approval or
rejection as whole without power of altera-
ton or amendment; and If approved by d ma
lorlty vote of the members elected TO each
House, II shall become the charter of such CITY,
or If such city be consolidated with a county,
then Of such city and county, and shall become
the organic law thereof and supersede any eX-
lstlng charter, and all amendments thereof. and
all special laws inconsistent with such charter.
A copy of such charter, certified by the Mayor
or chief executive officer, and authenticated by
the seal OF such city, setting forth the submis-
sion OF such charter to the electors and its rati-
heation BY them, shall be made in duplicate
and deposited, one in the Office Of the cecretary
of state, the other, after being recorded in the
office of the Recorder of Deeds of the county
among the archives of the city All Courts
shall take Judicial notice thereof The charter
so ratified may be amended at intervals of not
less than two years, by proposals therefor. sub
mltted by legislative authority of the city to the
quallhed voters thereof, at q general or special
election held at least sixty days after the publ
cation of such proposals and ratified by al least
three tiths of the qualified electors voting
thereat, and approved by the Legislature as
herein provided for the approval OF the charter
In submitting any su.h charter. or Amendment
thereto, any alterna i've article or proposition
NAV be presented for the choice of TIE voters,
and may be voted on separately without preiu-
dice to others. Any city containing popu-
lation of more than ten thousand and not
more than one hundred thousand inhabitants
may frame q charter for its own government
consistent with and subject to the Constitution
and laws of this State, by causing Board of fif-
teen f'eeholders, who shall have been for Mt
least five years qualified electors thereof, TO be
elected by the qualified voters of said city ut
any general or special election. whose duly it
shall be, within ninety days after such election,
20 prerare and propose u charter for such city,
which shall be signed in duplicate by the mem
bers OF such Board, or a majority of them and
returned, one copy thereof to the Mayor or
other chief executive of said city, and the other
to the Recorder of The county. Such proposed
charter shall then be published in two daily
papers OF general circulation IN such city, for ut
least twenty days; and the first publication shall
be made within twenty days after the compile
ton OF the tharter: and within not less than
thirty days after such publication it shall be
submitted to the qualified electors of said city
at a general or special election, and if major
ity of such qualified electors voting thereat
shsll ratiiy the same it shall thereafter be sub
mitted TO the Legislature for its approval or re-
lection as whole, withOutpowe of alteration
or amendment. and ii approved by majority
vote OF the members elected to each House, il
Shall become the charter of such city and the
organic law thereof, and shall supersede any
existing charter and any amendments
thereof, and all special laws inc.nsist-
ent with such charter. copy of
such charter, certified by the Mayor,
or chief executive officer. and authenti-
Gated by the seal of such city, setting
forth the submission of such charter to the
electors, and its ratification by them, shall be
made in duplicate, and deposited, one in the
office of the Secretary of State, and the other,
after being recorded i'll SAID Recorders office,
shall be deposited in the archives of the cry
and thereafter all Courts shall take judicial
notice It SAID charter The charter so ratified
may be amended, at intervals OF not less than
two years, by proposals therefor. submitted ny
the leg slatye authority of the city to the quail
fed electors thereof. al general or special cleo
ton held at least sixty days after the publiea-
ton of such proposals, ana ratified by at least
three-fifhs OF the qualified electors voting there
at, and approved by the Legislature as herein
provided for the approval OF the charter. IN
submitting any such charter, or amendment
thereto, any alternative article or propo- ition
may be Presented for the choice OF the voters
and may be voted on separately without preiu,
dice to others.
In witness whereof have hereunto set my
hand and caused the Great Seal of The State to
be affixed, at the SAFE Capitol, on this, the Sd
day OF June, A. D. 1887.
WASHINGTON BARTLETT,
Governor of California.
Attest lsEAi~l W, c. HENDRICKS.
Secretary of State.
BY II. p. DAVIDSON, Deputy. ie7-2p6t